Shire worried about declared animal, plant control plans

The Shire of Yilgarn says it is concerned about new proposals for managing declared plants and animals.

Local governments have until early March to comment on the proposed regional model for better declared animal and plant control.

Yilgarn chief executive Peter Clarke says the council is worried about some of the suggestions in the paper, including the introduction of a biosecurity rate and the effect of the model on community landcare councils.

He says the council is concerned that the proposed biosecurity rate, which would be imposed on ratepayers, would have to be policed by local governments.

"They're saying in the model that the biosecurity rate will go to all landholders, but it's just another thing that goes on to local government possibly...I mean it doesn't actually say that in the proposal, but we're sort of trying to read between the lines," he said.